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'This is happening': City survey results show frequent racism in Hamilton

‘This is happening’: City survey results show frequent racism in Hamilton

on: October 30, 2019

‘This is happening’: City survey results show frequent racism in Hamilton

‘This is happening’: City survey results show frequent racism in Hamilton

New data from a survey about the Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre (HARRC) shows 79 per cent of respondents have experienced or witnessed racism in the past year, most commonly in public places.

From July to September, 575 residents filled out an online survey the city posted about racism in its quest to find the right model for the fledgling centre. Nearly half of those respondents were members of a racialized group, including eight per cent who are Indigenous. Those who witnessed racism, the survey responses shows, are more likely to report it than people who experience it themselves. And nearly half had never heard of the centre.